This collection sets out for the reader an approach to Biblical study that recognises how the combination of various disciplines may deepen one’s understanding of scripture.

A collection of essays relating to the following areas of biblical research: biblical narrative, history, and historiography on the background of the Ancient Near Eastern texts and biblical theology.

This book surveys ideas about the arrangement of Biblical stories and laws, beginning with the Rabbis’ observation that “There is no ‘earlier or ‘later’ in the Torah” and the midrashic question “Why were these two chapters juxtaposed?,” and moving on t

This is the first modern Hebrew dictionary to the Hebrew Bible. A previous edition published 20 years ago comprised 3 volumes (alef-tet).

A literary reading of seven stories about prophets from Samuel to Elisha combining three disciplines: close reading, form criticism and structural analysis. An appendix deals with the role of minor characters in the biblical narrative. Co-published wi

The writings of Abraham Ibn Ezra (1089-1167) include biblical exegesis and theological treatises as well as a scientific corpus written for the first time in Hebrew, which can be regarded as ''the beginning of Hebrew Science''. In this book the author

This collection of articles written by scholars involved in research and in teaching unfolds a variety of methods suitable for use in the teaching of portions of the Torah and the Prophets in secondary schools.

Examining issues concerning Bible teaching today, the author discusses the respective contributions of traditional exegesis and of modern scholarly research to a meaningful study of the Bible.

The author discusses the concept of "return to Zion'' (Shivath Zion), in its historic context. Biblical and post-biblical Jewish sources are confronted with external material and some conventional assumptions